What is it?

It's a prototyping breadboard that you can attach to the VIA VAB-600 Springboard ARM single board computer, and you can break out the 8xGPIO channels, Power-On-LED, power buttons, I2C channel, and audio connectors.

Why did you make it?

Because I love prototyping!

What makes it special?

This is the first expansion board for the Springboard!

What's included

Base PCB version

Keeping it simple, for those who want to progress themselves

PCB

Full Assembly

Keeping it fast, for those who want to start working with it right away

PCB

Headers to connect to the Springboard

Surface mount electronics (fuse, decoupling capacitors, power-on-LED)

What's not included

All other headers are for you to add. All are standard 0.1" pitch mounting holes for ease of use.

Errata

On version "v1" of this board the I2C lines are labeled backwards:

the left breakout pin, "SDA" should be SCL

the right breakout pin, "SCL" should be SDA

The silkscreen labels are fixed in "v1b" version, so that and any higher version number should be correct. Only the labels have changed, so the boards stay pin-compatible!

Ordering note

I keep a limited stock of these items at hand, and backorders are enabled for this product, as it can be relatively quickly made on demand using the local electronics manufacturing infrastructure. Feel free to drop me a message if you are unsure, but everything should be all good with backorders too!

Shipping note

In some countries you might be required to pay additional customs duty or value-added tax, and you are responsible for that charge! (Eg. in the UK you will likely have to pay VAT of 20%).

To help you with assessment before you place your order, to the best of my knowledge the Harmonized System codes for this product are the following:

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About imrehg

Physicist, hacker.

* Co-founder of the Taipei Hackerspace https://taipeihack.org* Co-founder of Moonpunch, open source scientific instruments. Do More Science! https://moonpunch.org